Tennessee · THREADEX · 1947–2026

Oak Ridge, TN

36.023°N, 84.234°W · station OQTthr · 80 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Oak Ridge.
85°MON7/1388°TUE7/1490°WED7/1591°THU7/1691°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#24 / 79
warmest Jul 16 in 79 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

100°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 16 ever

74°F
set in 1989

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Oak Ridge. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74871001947: 82°F1948: 87°F1949: 80°F1950: 84°F1951: 91°F1952: 95°F1953: 86°F1954: 91°F1955: 86°F1956: 86°F1957: 94°F1958: 82°F1959: 86°F1960: 83°F1961: 81°F1962: 87°F1963: 80°F1964: 86°F1965: 84°F1966: 85°F1967: 81°F1968: 88°F1969: 90°F1970: 86°F1971: 86°F1972: 86°F1973: 83°F1974: 88°F1975: 83°F1976: 90°F1977: 95°F1978: 84°F1979: 90°F1980: 100°F1981: 86°F1982: 90°F1983: 92°F1984: 89°F1985: 86°F1986: 90°F1987: 86°F1988: 95°F1989: 74°F1990: 87°F1991: 90°F1992: 84°F1993: 92°F1994: 84°F1995: 99°F1996: 85°F1997: 95°F1998: 89°F1999: 89°F2000: 88°F2001: 89°F2002: 90°F2003: 86°F2004: 85°F2005: 86°F2006: 93°F2007: 92°F2008: 87°F2009: 87°F2010: 95°F2011: 83°F2012: 91°F2013: 93°F2014: 80°F2015: 90°F2016: 90°F2017: 91°F2018: 89°F2019: 92°F2020: 95°F2021: 91°F2022: 92°F2023: 88°F2024: 98°F2025: 95°F91° forecast194719802025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1691°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#24 of 79
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1947–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Oak Ridge in each calendar month, and for the whole 1947–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1999-17°F1985
Feb82°F2023-13°F1996
Mar87°F20261°F1980
Apr92°F198620°F1987
May96°F194830°F1976
Jun105°F201239°F1977
Jul105°F195249°F1947
Aug103°F198350°F1989
Sep102°F195433°F1967
Oct98°F201921°F1952
Nov85°F20160°F1950
Dec78°F1982-7°F1983
All-time105°F1952-17°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Oak Ridge so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

31 days
record run, ended Aug 29 2007

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Oak Ridge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 30°FFeb: 53°FFeb: 33°FMar: 62°FMar: 39°FApr: 72°FApr: 47°FMay: 80°FMay: 57°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 89°FJul: 69°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 83°FSep: 61°FOct: 72°FOct: 49°FNov: 60°FNov: 38°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 25m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.02°N, 84.23°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN19 mi SEChattanooga, TN87 mi SWAsheville, NC103 mi EBristol-Johnson City, TN107 mi EJackson, KY119 mi NENashville, TN137 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Oak Ridge's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Oak Ridge, TN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Oak Ridge's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Oak Ridge, TN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1947

Each cell is one day's high at Oak Ridge, coloured by temperature — 80 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Oak Ridge, TN daily high heat map 1947–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Oak Ridge — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 24th most in 80 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 37 in 1998.

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